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version. I copied it surreptitiously from theRare Documents Section."8/25: Montgomery doubts it ever waspublished, notes that Richard M. Jones wrotesong with essentially the same title (add"Blues"). He’ll compare Lil’s manuscript andSouth Frisco recording (I sent him my copy ofCD) with the Jones piece, which he’s recentlydone research on and knows well.9/3: Steve Abrams sends Xerox of the firstOkeh reissue 41581 (original was Okeh 8396),and it matches our subtitle.9/5, DB at LC: copyright registration card:The King of the Zulus, Lil Hardin, unpublished,7-19-26. (c) Lil Hardin, Chicago.Reasons for not using the subtitle:1. It clearly was not the way Lil Hardin, thecomposer, named her tune. She didn’t writeit on the manuscript, and she didn’t put it incopyright registration. It would appear tohave been a cute idea by the recordcompany.2. We’ve stated that LC copyrightregistrations take precedence over 78record labels. [NO! In the serious 2013review, in which I looked at hundreds ofcopyright registrations, I found manyinstances in which the copyright was“provisional” (marked “unpub.”) and latersuperceded by published sheet music. ANDI came to believe that in the absence ofsheet music, the first record label wasindeed the original “publication” of the tune.So I now feel that record labels outrankcopyright registrations. And this is definitelyon the original label, OKeh 8396 But ofcourse, that same label says “Zulu’s,” whichI’m ignoring—so much for my logic.]Reasons for using the subtitle:1. It would break Bob Erdos’s heart to loseit.2. It doesn’t really contradict or conflict withthe proper title.Your call.9/9: keep it, says Erdos, predictably.Oops: 10/31/00, while reviewing notes from4th edition, I found a xerox copy of the originalOkeh record label, copied out of a book bySteve Abrams. It does indeed show thatsubtitle, so let’s keep it.8/29/13 note from John Gill reports that he hasthe 7/19/26 copyright deposit. Title is “King ofthe Zulus” (Chief Boneo Boo, crossed out).Lillian Hardin.King Porter Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton)West End JB 1042Turk Murphy JB 1155Trevor Richards New Orleans Trio 1222South Frisco JB 1240Rec JRM pno solo 7/17/23, Gennett 5289 et al.Again 4/20/26, Vocalion 1020, Oriole 1007,Brunswick 80067 et al. Again 12/17/39,General 4005.Confirmed by copyright reg. 12/6/24 inarrangement by Elmer Schoebel.Kinklets (Arthur Marshall)Ray Smith 1012Frank French & Scott Kirby 1306Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra 1402Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra 1427ASM, 1906, John Stark.Kinky & Sweet (Terry Waldo)Terry Waldo & Bo Grumpus 1339Kipling Walk, The (Nat D. Ayer–Clifford Grey)Ian Whitcomb & Dick Zimmerman 1017Kipling (The) walk; from The Bing boys arehere, words by Clifford Grey, music by Nat.D. Ayer, of U.S. © June 27, 1916; 2 c. June27, 1916; E 388128; B. Feldman & co.,London.Kismet [Thou Mighty Kismet theGolden Sunset] (Herschel Henlere–Guido Deiro)Levinson’s Trans-Atlantic Saxtette 1430We had Kismet (Thou Mighty Kismet theGolden Sunset).Hmm, the copyright isKismet, thou mighty kismet; words andmelody by Herschel Henlere and GuidoDiero [of U.S.], arr. by F. Henri Klickmann [ofU.S.] © 1 c. Mar. 17, 1920; E 473190; WillRossiter, Chicago.AlsoKismet; Arabian song and fox-trot, wordsand music by Herschel Henlere and GuidoDiero [of U.S.] © Apr. 21, 1920; 2 c. Apr. 24,1920; E 478682; Will Rossiter, Chicago.Also found copyright for a piano roll version byCharley Straight, using just “Kismet” as title.Found sheet music at IN Harmony. Cover isjust Kismet, but copyright page is a bit odd:Thou mighty KISMET the golden sunsetAn Arabian Song and Fox-TrotThis hurts. Technically speaking, this is eitherThou Mighty Kismet the Golden Sunset or(Thou Mighty) Kismet (the Golden Sunset),neither of which is very appealing, and Kismetwould be an alternative title. But I suggest wecheat and make Kismet the primary title andthe longer title an alternative.Kismet Rag (Scott Hayden–Scott Joplin)Frank French & Scott Kirby 1306Confirmed by my 1913 sheet music.Kiss Me My Honey, Kiss Me(Ted Snyder–Irving Berlin)Bob Pilsbury with Friends 1265ASM, 1910, Ted Snyder; w. Berlin/m. Snyder.Cover isKISS MEMY HONEY, KISS MEbut copyright isKiss Me My Honey, Kiss Mei.e., is missing the logical comma after firstKiss Me. (But Erdos loves missing logicalcommas!)Kiss Me Sweet (Armand J. Piron–Steve Lewis)Butch Thompson 1037New Yankee Rhythm Kings 1067Leigh–Dapogny Mysterious Babies 1087Charquet & Co 1195Mahogany Hall Stompers 1221Jacques Gauthé’s Creole Rice YBJB 1256Neville Dickie 1324Milano Hot Jazz Orchestra 1354Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra 14021037 & 1195 were Armand J. Piron; 1067 wasLouis-Piron; 1087, 1324, 1354, 1402 wereArmand J. Piron-Steve Lewis; 1221, 1256 wereArmand J. Piron-Steve J. Lewis.